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DOMINION FORESTRY BRANCH DO- 

 INGS FOR JULY. 



Mr. R. H. Campbell, the Director of For- 

 estry, is continuing his tour of inspection 

 in the West, being at present in British 

 Columbia, but expects to be home in the 

 early part of September. During his ab- 

 sence Mr. T. W. Dwight occupies the posi- 

 tion of Acting Director. 



Mr. Lewis has returned from his trip 

 to the Maritime Provinces, where he was 

 gathering statistics for his bulletin on the 

 Wood Producing Industries of these pro- 

 vinces. 



Forest Nursery Stations: 



Mr. Norman M. Ross reports satisfac- 

 tory progress, with increasing interest 

 manifested by settlers, 1595 letters being 

 received in July. Eight inspectors of tree- 

 planting are now at work under the gen- 

 eral supervision of S. S. Sadler. 



The Branch nursery at Sutherland is be- 

 ing brought rapidly into shape by Mr. 

 Walter B. Guiton. 



Forest Administration. 



Mr. F. K. Herchmer, the District In- 

 spector in Manitoba, reports having made 

 a general survey of the Reserves along 

 with Mr. R. H. Campbell, everything be- 

 ing found satisfactory. A steel lookout 

 tower was recently erected by Supervisor 

 Stevenson on the Riding Mountain Re- 

 serve. Mr. Tunstell is making a survey of 

 the region around Clear Lake, which will 

 be opened up as a summer resort. 



On the Duck Mountain Reserve, Mr. 

 Wellman reports seven miles of fire line 

 and eleven miles of wagon road construct- 

 ed. Mr. Newman is engaged in laying out 

 lots for a summer resort at Madge Lake. 



In Saskatchewan, Mr. G. A. Gutches, the 

 District Inspector, after attending the For- 

 estry Convention at Winnipeg and the 

 Bangers' convention at Roblin, made a 

 tour of the Reserves, where very satisfac- 

 tory work is being done, many miles of 

 trails and fire-lines being cut. Permitees 

 are reported to be piling brush satisfac- 

 torily. 



There has been a considerable change 

 in Alberta, due to Mr. Millar's desire to 

 have his men acquainted with the varied 

 conditions existing in the different divi- 

 sions of the Rocky Mountain Forest Re- 

 serve. Mr. Alexander has been trans- 

 ferred from the Brazeau Forest to the 

 Crowsnest Reserve, exchanging localities 

 with Mr. Clark, who is now Acting Super- 

 visor of the Athabaska Forest Reserve. 

 Mr. Edgar has resigned the supervisorship 

 of the Bow River Forest and Mr. Green- 

 wood been appointed Deputy Forest Super- 



visor, Mr. Millar taking control tempor- 

 arily. 



On the British Columbia Reserves, Su- 

 pervisor Scandrett reports the construc- 

 tion of trails, bridges and ranger-stations. 



Fire Banging: 



Mr. Finlayson, the Chief Inspector of 

 Fire Ranging reports arrival at Fort Mc- 

 Murray, after an adventurous canoe trip 

 down the Athabaska River. Few of the 

 July reports of the Chief Fire Rangers 

 are in, but owing to the abundant rain, 

 there has been little danger or damage 

 from fire in Western timber areas. 



Mr. D. Roy Cameron, District Inspector 

 of British Columbia, has arranged for a 

 system of check inspections of fire-protec- 

 tive apparatus on locomotives, which 

 should eliminate the possibility of further 

 negligence. The Trans-continental Rail- 

 ways have so far, kept their rights-of-way 

 in fairly satisfactory condition. 



Forest Surveys: 



Mr. Donald Greig, in charge of the Lake 

 Manitoba Survey, reports good merchant- 

 able stands of aspen and jack pine in the 

 eastern part of the surveyed region. 



Mr. A. B. Connell has completed the re- 

 connaissance of the northern slope of the 

 Pasquia Hills, and will continue work on 

 the Carrot River. 



Mr. C. H. Morse reports that in the 

 ui)per valleys of the Maligne and Atha- 

 basca Rivers 'practically no merchantable 

 timber exists.' 



Mr. E. H. Roberts has completed the 

 survey of the Birch Lake region near 

 I'rince Albert and will continue the work 

 around Green Lake. 



Mr. Lionel Stevenson, the soil expert, 

 has made an examination of the soils of 

 some of the areas reserved from settle- 

 ment in Saskatchewan and has found them 

 in general suited only for forest crops. 



Other survey reports have not yet been 

 received. — G.E.B. 



NEW PEST IN QUEBEC. 



'Lo Naturaliste Canadien' for the 

 month of July contains the regrettable 

 announcement that the San Jose Scale has 

 been found in the province of Quebec. 

 This insect, as is well known, has done a 

 tremendous amount of damage in the 

 United States and in some parts of On- 

 tario. In Quebec it was found first of all 

 on the bark of a young mountain ash tree 

 near Stc. Anne do Bellevue. Quebec 

 scientists believe that the insect was 

 brought in with a young tree from an On- 

 tario nursery. A careful watch is being 

 maintained to prevent the further infest- 

 ing of trees in Quebec. 



